1. Relationship Building to Increase Referrals & Caseload
Community Partnerships
Amber France MS MPH IBCLC Julie Lothamer MS RD IBCLC

2. Importance of Relationship Building

3. State Relationships & Communication
State, Hospital, WIC, Home Visiting
State Relationships & Communication

4. Develop & Strengthen Local Community Relationships
State, Hospital, WIC, Home Visiting
Develop & Strengthen Local Community Relationships

7. Building Connections

8. Collaboration, Communication, & Connections

10. Project Goals
Prepare
Preparing pregnant women to make an informed decision on feeding choice and to experience the evidence-based practices in the hospital, using consistent messaging

11. Implement evidence-based maternity care practices in the hospital
Project Goals
Care
Implement evidence-based maternity care practices in the hospital

12. Project Goals
Support
Increase awareness & utilization of community breastfeeding support services early in pregnancy and after discharge

13. Local Coordination

14. Coordinate. Coordinate. Coordinate.

15. Relationship Building at the Local Level

16. Relationship building can be difficult!

19. 8 Key Local Stakeholders
WIC Hospital Hospital Community Benefits Home Visiting Prenatal Clinics Local Health Department Local Coalition Community Groups

20. Hospital Webinar + Survey

21. Data Collection
Motivation Perception Existing Communication Pathways Status Quo Capacity Interest

22. Survey Approach: Driving to Action
Status Quo
Interest
Action
State, Hospital, WIC, Home Visiting

23. Survey Approach: Driving to Action
Status Quo
Interest
Action
State, Hospital, WIC, Home Visiting
Understand existing practices, knowledge & relationships

24. Survey Approach: Driving to Action
Status Quo
Interest
Action
State, Hospital, WIC, Home Visiting
Understand interest in improving practices, knowledge & relationships

25. Survey Approach: Driving to Action
Status Quo
Interest
Action
State, Hospital, WIC, Home Visiting
Provide concrete next steps & associated tools to turn interest into action

27. Chapter Report Presentations!

28. Checklist of Actionable Steps

29. Community Match Report

30. Tools to Execute

31. Michigan Success & Lessons Learned

32. Opportunity Today!